Chapter 9 Lesson 1 In search of the First Americans

Chapter 9 Lesson 1 In search of the First Americans

How did the First Americans Come to the Americas?

• First Americans came to the Americas during the last Ice Age

• Glaciers covered upper part of North America

• Life during ice age was hard, cold and dangerous

• People were nomads (people who move from place to place)

• They walked over the Bering straight looking for food

• When Ice Age ended, land warmed. People became known as American Indians

How long have Indians lived in North America?

• Buffalo bones were found with a human made spear point in it

• The bones were dated to 9000 years ago

• American Indians had been living in the New Mexico area for at least 9000 years

• The spear point was named Folsom Point

Multiple Choice

How do we know Indians lived over 9000 years ago?

• Their bones were found

• They found a buffalo with a spear tip in it

• Because scientists just know

Clovis people

• In Clovis New Mexico, spear point was found in 1930's

• Clovis point was more than 4000 years older than the Folsom point

• Evidence shows that other groups entered the Americas around the same time as the Clovis people